Kaito Kuroba noticed his strange behavior and asked:
“What’s wrong?”
Bai Ye wouldn’t say anyone had died before seeing the body.
Otherwise, it would greatly increase the suspicion against him.
“Nothing, it’s just that sometimes…I feel a strange heart palpitation.”
Seeing the other party staring at him, Bai Ye changed the subject:
“The tableware is all set, I’ll go get Sonoko and the others to come down for dinner.”
Kaito Kuroba nodded and didn’t say anything more.
Not long after, everyone gathered in the living room on the first floor.
Ms. Tanaka had just returned from boiling water. Seeing many empty seats, she asked:
“Well, where are the others?”
Sonoko Suzuki turned her gaze away and blurted out:
“Mr. Himano is in charge of the impromptu program, he’s probably in his room thinking about what magic trick to perform.”
Kaito Kuroba sat opposite Ran Mouri and added:
“Mr. Araki went to the wine cellar, he should be back soon.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Araki came back carrying red wine, closing the door behind him:
“Oh dear, it’s snowing outside, I’m freezing to death.”
Conan, whose cold was much better, also came to the living room on the first floor.
He had to keep a close eye on Suzuki Bai Ye to prevent him from having too much contact with Ran Mouri.
Everyone took their seats, only Himano and Chief Nishiyama were missing.
The latter couldn’t be contacted, and now they could only wait.
Bai Ye sat in the chair without moving, the world around him was still black and white.
Seeing that one person was missing, he already knew who the deceased was and reminded:
“Where’s Mr. Himano, I’ll go get him. We’ll starve to death if he doesn’t come down soon.”
Ms. Kuroda, wearing glasses, smiled and got up:
“Mr. Suzuki, I’ll go with you.”
Araki, unaware of the murder, still had the heart to joke:
“Hahaha, he wouldn’t be stuck in his room because he can’t think of a program, would he.”
The two went upstairs to the second floor. Ms. Kuroda knocked on the door and called out:
“Mr. Himano, come down for dinner.”
Seeing that there was no answer from inside, Ms. Kuroda continued to ask:
“Mr. Himano, are you still there? I’m coming in.”
The door wasn’t locked, and she easily pushed it open, only to find the room empty.
The biting cold wind blew in from the open window, making the floor damp.
“Strange, where is he?”
Ms. Kuroda went to the balcony to close the window, suddenly she screamed in terror:
“Ahhhh! Aaaaaahhhh!”
Everyone in the living room heard the noise and rushed to the room on the second floor.
Conan was the first to enter the room and saw the woman sitting on the floor. He asked with concern:
“Ms. Kuroda, what happened?”
“That… over there…”
He quickly walked to the balcony, put his small hand on the railing and looked out.
Araki and Sonoko Suzuki followed closely behind and saw Mr. Himano in the snow at a glance.
“Mr. Himano!”
Everyone was shocked and rushed out.
Kaito Kuroba took the lead and came to Mr. Himano to check.
“Don’t come closer!” He reprimanded those who tried to approach: “It’s no use coming closer, he’s already dead.”
“What?”
“Don’t come any closer, you’ll ruin the crime scene.”
Araki didn’t react and looked blankly at the distance:
“The crime scene?”
“Yes, you’ll know if you look, won’t you?”
Conan looked serious and started his explanation mode:
“His body is more than 10 meters away from the villa, but there are only Mr. Doi’s footprints around. Unless someone has wings, it’s impossible to do so without leaving any footprints. Therefore, this is an impossible crime!”
Bai Ye stood behind Sonoko and carefully looked at this young boy.
Conan’s calm and composure at this moment gave him a sense of déjà vu of Shinichi Kudo.
He looked around and discovered several red lights in the black and white world.
【Discovery: Irregular strangulation marks.】
【Explanation: The deceased was strangled by the neck, causing suffocation. Due to the violent struggle, the strangulation marks were unevenly applied.】
【Discovery: A crossbow with a slip-knot.】
【Explanation: Ah, it’s inserted too deep, it will take force to pull it out.】
【Discovery: Handmade crossbow.】
【Explanation: The key to shooting a crossbow is nine shallow and one deep.】
The system was still so sassy. After Kaito Kuroba finished examining the body, he turned around and reported to everyone:
“Mr. Himano died of suffocation. The killer probably used a thin rope or something similar to strangle him. Then used some method to transport his body here. And this killer should be somewhere near the villa.”
As he spoke, he glanced at Suzuki Bai Ye in the crowd without a trace.
This person was too calm, as if he had already known that a murder had taken place.
But he had been with him the whole time and had no time to commit the crime.
This impossible crime left Kaito Kuroba scratching his head.
Thinking back to the moment he explained his heart palpitation, he felt like he was missing something.
Conan frowned and thought hard, but he couldn’t figure it out.
He subconsciously looked at Suzuki Bai Ye and cast a questioning glance.
In the previous detective trials, this man had brought too many surprises.
Perhaps this time, he could also solve the mystery of the impossible crime!
Thinking of this, Conan pulled on his trousers and asked in a childish voice:
“Suzuki-nii, have you discovered anything?”
Hey, you little kid, what do you want from me?
Bai Ye could easily find evidence with his "Judgment Eye," but he didn't have the ability to complete the deduction.
At the time of Katsuya Aikawa's house, it was also through Inko’s description, repeatedly pondering that he reached the final conclusion.
Now with only the body, the crossbow, how to deduce?
Just tell them the clues, and let everyone brainstorm?
Seeing that Suzuki Bai Ye seemed about to speak, everyone’s gaze converged on him.
“Over there, over there, and over there, there are three crossbows. I haven’t found anything else for now.”
Kaito Kuroba and Conan simultaneously widened their eyes.
What kind of terrifying insight is it to be able to find small crossbows in the snow!
This man is not simple!
Ms. Tanaka frowned slightly and raised a question:
“You can even find such a small thing, wouldn’t you be the murderer?”
Seeing everyone cast questioning looks, Kaito Kuroba defended him:
“No, Mr. Suzuki was setting the table all the time, he didn’t have time to commit the crime.”
“Cut it out, who knows, what if you two are in cahoots?”
Conan ignored everyone and went to the edge of the small forest to find the three crossbows that Bai Ye had mentioned.
The crossbows had slip-knots at the end, as if they were designed to hang something.
He felt he was getting closer to the truth, but he couldn’t grasp the clue.
Damn it, just a little bit more!
Bai Ye walked to the tree stump, turned back silently, and unexpectedly discovered the red light on the balcony of the second floor.
He hadn’t noticed it when he was standing downstairs of the villa.
“Excuse me, who lives in that room?”
The owner of the house, Araki, thought for a moment and replied:
“It’s Ms. Tanaka who lives there.”
Bai Ye nodded and said seriously:
“Well, I suggest we detain her first. You guys go up to the second floor and look for relevant evidence.”
Ms. Tanaka instantly exploded, her attitude was extremely agitated:
“Why? You’re the one with the biggest suspicion right now, why are you detaining me?”
“Because I can’t be the murderer, but you can be. What exactly it is, they’ll know when they go upstairs to look.”
For things I’m not good at, I should avoid them if I can.
Bai Ye played a little trick, he only provided clues and left the deduction process to others.